Adjustable chair mirror



Oct, 26, 1937. J. MISERENDINO I 2,097,129

ADJUSTABLE CHAIR MIRROR Filed Oct. 1, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet-l lllllllll lII I V INVENTOR.

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ADJUSTABLE CHAIR MIRROR Filed Oct. 1, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Jm'ms/vowo.

ATTORNEY V 55 grips the other side of the bracket u.

Patented Oct. 26, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE 4 Claims.

The main object of this invention is the provision of a mirror adaptedto be adjustably mounted on a barbers chair or any other chair on whichthe same might prove useful, whereby the mirror may be readily broughtinto position to reflect the back of the head of the person seated inthe chair against the large plate mirror which faces the front of thechair in such establishments. By means of the present invention, themirror is always at hand for the operator, it may be readily swung fromside to side as required, and it is quickly swung out of the way on theback of the chair when not in use.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the descriptionbelow, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in theaccompanying drawings.

Referring briefly to the drawings, Figure l is a side view of the devicewith the mirror in extended position.

Figure 2 is a back view of the device.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary back view illustrating the mirror mounted onany conventional chair.

Figure 6 is a back view illustrating a modified, and preferred form, ofthe structure between the mirror and the sleeve rotatably supporting thesame.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 6 but with the mirror in extendedposition, illustrating also the manner in which the mirror is swung fromside to side.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral I8 represents the backof a barbers chair having the usual arm bracket H on either sidethereof. The latter is secured to the back IE by means of a screw I2. Anarm 53 having a slot I4 therein at one end, is attached to the chair byfirst removing the screw I2 and thenreinserting the screw through theslot It; instead of the same screw l2, it is preferable to insert asimilar but longer screw. At the extremity of the arm IS a hook I 5 isprovided which grips the bracket I I on 50 one side. The surface of thearm I3 on one side for a distance from the hook I5 is provided withvertical serrations I6. A hooked member I? provided with similarserrations H, is adjustably mounted against the serrations l5, and itshook The mernher I! is provided with a notch I9, through which the screwI2 also passes. From this construction, it is obvious that an adjustableclamp is provided by the members I5 and I! so that the same may beaccommodated to brackets I I of varying widths.

A socket or cylindrical bearing is provided at the other end of the armI3, in the form of a sleeve.

A pin 2! is slidably and rotatably mounted in the sleeve 23, and has aball cap 22 screwed on its 1 5 upper end. A sleeve 23 is rotatablymounted around the pin 2! between the cap 22 and the sleeve 26. Thesleeve 23 is provided with a set screw 24 so that the sleeve may betightenedv to the pin ZI, and a similar set screw 25 is provided 1 inthe sleeve 29 so that the latter may also be tightened to the pin 2|.

An arm 25 extends frointhe sleeve 23, and is slidably mounted in a rail2i. The distant portion of the arm 23 isprovided with a bolt 28. A-"1-'5 slot 3!) is provided in the'rail 21 and the bolt 28 passestherethrough. By means of a nut 29 and a lock washer, the arm 26 andrail 2'! are adjustably and releasably locked together.

The outer end of the rail 21 is provided with a "20 hearing s1eeve'3l inwhich a rod 32 is rotatably and slidably mounted. A cap- 33, similar tothe cap 22, is mounted on the bottom of the rod 32. A tongue 3t ismounted rigidly on the top of the rod 32, and a similar tongue 35 isrotatably se- 25 cured thereto by a bolt and nut 3%. Rigid with thetongue 35 is a hinge leaf Bl joined by a pin 39 a to the other leaf 33of the hinge. A coiled spring 40 surrounding the pin 39 normally urgesthe leaf 38 upward. A mirror 41 is mounted on the leaf- 38, thereflecting surface of which is indicated at 42. l

A collar 43 is secured adjustably around the rod 32 by a set screw 44,and is provided on its lower edge with a tooth 45. The sleeve 3| is 5provided on its upper surface with a notch 46 in which the tooth 45 isadapted to register. It is obvious that by means of the adjustablecollar 43 the distance at which the mirror hinge will normally standabove the sleeve 3| may be readily regulated. When the rod 32 is in itslowermost position, the tooth is rotated into engagement with the notch46 so that rotation of the rod '32 isprevented. A pair of spring fingers41 is attached to the back of the mirror 4! at the topf'l5 which, whenthe mirror is in inactive folded down position, grip the rod 32 toprevent swinging of the mirror. H

The inactive position of the mirror is shown in broken lines inFigure 1. To use the same, it is" '50 swung outward from the back of thechair about its hinge into the upright position shown. in full lines inFigures 1 and 2. As is readily obvious, the mirror in its uprightposition may be readily swung from side to side (as shown in brokenlines in Figure 2) and at the same time rotated to-, gether with the rod32. Thus universal movement maybe imparted to the mirror when held inthe hands of the barber. When this operation is completed, the rod 32 ispermitted to slip down bYT'fiO gravity, and the mirror is folded downand locked by the spring fingers 41. If the tooth 45 does not at onceengage the notch 46, a slight turn in either direction will cause theengagement.

In the simple form shown in Figure 5, the mirror 4| is mountedin thesame way on a rod 49, the details of the mounting'being omitted asunimportant. A bracket 50 having a cylindrical tubular bearing sleeve 5|is attached to the back of the chair 48. The operation of the mirror isthe same as that above described. 7

In Figures 6, '7, and 8 a modified and preferred form of universalarticulation is illustrated in place of the bolt and nut joint 35. Therod 52 is shorter thanthe rod 32, being provided with a ball or knob 53on its lower end and a cap on its upper end and being slidably mountedin the sleeve 3|. A second rod or arm 55 is secured at one end to themirror 4|, and near'its other end is provided with a slidably mountedrectangular collar 56 adapted to be locked in any position thereon by aWing nut 57. One end of the collar 56 has a depending tooth 58, having awidened section of reduced diameter 64 forms the tip of the arm 55within the spring 63. A second coiled spring 65 is secured to thesurface of the section 59 and encloses the spring 631, with a peripheralspace for play between the two springs.

The rod 52 is tubular in form and provided at its top with a threadedcap 65 having an opening 61 therethrough. At their other ends thesprings 53 and 65 are attached to a block 68 having a widened base 69which prevents extraction of the block 68, and hence the lower ends ofthe springs 53 and 65, from the rod 52. ,Thus the springs 63 and 65 forma flexible tube uniting the mirror with the rod 52.

In using the mirror with this structure, the mirror is first lifted intothe position shown in full lines in Figure 8, raising the springs 53 and65 clear of the cap 66. If a greater elevation for the mirror isrequired, it can be further raised so that the engagement of the blockbase 69 with the cap 65 lifts the rod 52 upward in the sleeve 31, thelimit of elevation being reached when the knob 53 strikes the sleeve 3|.The mirror can then be swung from side to side as illustrated in brokenlines in Figure 8 with the spring connection between the arm 55 and therod 52 allowing free and universal movement of the mirror.

Obviously, modifications in form and struc a same to said bracket, a pinrotatably and slidably mounted in the other end of said arm, a secondarm having a sleeve on oneend surrounding said pin,'said second armhaving means for varying the length thereof, a sleeve on the other endof said second arm, a rod rotatably and slidably mounted in said secondsleeve, a rocker arm pivotally mounted on said rod, and a mirrorpivotally mounted on said rocker arm, the axis of said pivotal mountingof said rocker arm being horizontal and lying at right angles to theaxis of said pivotal mounting of said mirror, said mirror beingrotatable about said rocker arm pivotal mounting in the plane of themirror.

2. An attachment for a chair having a bracket on the side thereof,comprising an arm having an adjustable clamp on one end for securing thesame to said bracket, a sleeve on the other end of said arm and having avertical pin rotatably and slidably mounted therein, a second arm havinga sleeve surrounding said pin, said second arm extending at right anglesto said pin and said first arm, a rail slidably mounted on said secondarm, said second arm and said rail having means for releasably lockingthe same together, a sleeve on the free end of said rail having averticalrod rotatably and slidably mounted therein and having a notch inits upper edge, a collar surrounding said rod above said third sleeveand having a tooth in its lower periphery adapted to register in saidnotch to lock said collar and said third sleeve against relativerotation, a hinge leaf, a

second hinge leaf hingedly mounted on said first leaf, resilient meansnormally urging said leaves to rotate in opposite directions, a mirrorhaving its back secured to said second leaf and being adapted to befolded down therewith against said rod, said mirror having a spring gripon the back thereof adapted to grip the lower ,end'of said rod when saidmirror is in folded down position against said rod, a rocker armpivotally mounted on said rod and having said first hinge leaf securedthereto, the axis of the pivotal mounting of said rocker arm beinghorizontal and at right angles to the axis of said hinge, said mirrorbeing rotatable in the plane of the mirror.

3. An attachment for a chair comprising, a sleeve adapted to be attachedto a chair, a vertical rod rotatably and slidably mounted in saidsleeve,,a mirror having an arm rotatably mounted thereon on a horizontalaxis, said rod being hollow, a coiled spring secured atone end to saidarm and extending into said rod, a block slidably mounted in said rodand having the other end of said spring secured thereto, a cap closingthe upper end of said rod, said cap having an opening therein, saidspring passing through said opening, said cap preventing extraction ofsaid sleeve adapted to be attached to a chair, a vertical hollow rodrotatably and slidably mounted in said sleeve, said rod having a capthereon, said cap havinga central opening therein,a mirror, an armhaving said mirror hingedly mounted on one end thereof on an axis atright angles to said arm,

a flexible tube connected at one end to the other end of said arm andbeing slidably, mounted in said rod, the diameter of said flexibletube'being smaller than that of saidcap opening, said flexible tubehaving a widened base of greater diameter than that of said cap opening,raising of said mirror causing withdrawal of a portion of the length ofsaid flexible tube from said rod, said widened base serving as an upperlimit stop to prevent complete extraction of said flexible tube fromsaid rod, said flexible tube upon said partial withdrawal from said rodpermitting universal movement of said mirror with respect to said rod.

JOSEPH MISERENDINO.

